Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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Administration EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Seated, left to right: Dean Everett, Mr. Bateson, Prof. Schlagenhauf, Dr. Ell, Dr. White, Prof. Parsons. Dr. William C. White I Diversity Vice-President Edward S. Parsons University Business Manager ADMISSIONS j Seated, left to right: Mr. Darling, Miss Moore, Dr. Garland, Prof. Fennell.

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3n J-Hemoriam FRANK PALMER SPEARE Frank Palmer Speare, founder and past president of Northeastern, and pioneer in the field of co-opera- tive education, died May 24, 1954. The distinguished educator, who retired from active direction of the University in 1940, hnilt in 43 years the nation ' s eighth largest engineer- ing school from an adult education day school with an enrollment of eight persons. He founded Northeastern in 1898 with a school of law in the Hunting- ton Avenue Y.M.C.A. Dr. Speare then added through the years, schools of commerce and finance, en- gineering, business administration and liberal arts, enlarging the insti- tution to a university in the true sense of the word. Twice president of the Massa- chusetts School Masters Club, he was chairman of the board of trustees of the Chandler School and was a member of the Harvard Teachers Association, the University Club and the Mayflower Society. A graduate of Bridgewaler State Teachers College. Dr. Speare served as headmaster at Avon High School before establishing the Boston Y.M.C.A. educational department. Two years later he began the ground- work which was ullimately to result in the creation of Northeastern Uni- versity. He held honorary degrees from Harvard and the University of New Hampshire, as well as from North- eastern. JAMES LORIN RICHARDS James Lorin Richards, 96, one of New England ' s leading industrialists and long a friend of Northeastern, both as a benefactor and through his service as a trustee of the University, died January 2 at his Newtonville home. Mr. Richards, for whom Rich- ards Hall was named in 1938, was re- puted lobe oneof the nation ' s wealth- iest men, and at one time was a director of more than 50 of the coun- try ' s corporations. In 1951 he established at North- eastern the Cora E. (Towne) Richards scholarship in memory of his late wife. Awards are made an- nually from this fund to women of merit and ability. Mr. Richards had continued ac- tive in business until last September, reporting to his both offices every day. He made weekly train trips to New York until his 95th birthday as an executive committee member and director of the American Sugar and Refining Company. His biography was written for Northeastern by William T. Cloney, former associate professor of English. It was written so that it might serve as an inspiration to generations of Nor theas tern students. { 10 }

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STUDENT ACTIVITIES Seated, left to right: Miss Coy, Miss Fermessy, Prof. Gallagher, Prof. Kitchin, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss Dorsey. Standing, left to right: Mr. Fiowe, Prof. Tatton, Prof. Zabilski, Prof. Blackmail, Dr. Lane. CHARLES E. KITCHIN Director of Student Activities RUDOLPH M. MORRIS | Registrar of the Day Colleges l GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Sealed, left to right: Mr. Fearon, Mr. W. Roberts, Mr. Lang, Mr. Stevenson, Miss Foor, Mrs. Everett, Mr. D. Roberts, Mr. Spinney, Prof. Henderson, Mr. DeVitt.